This widow was raising quadruplets alone...
Then her husband returned!
Moments before walking down the aisle again, Allie Stark finds her presumed-dead husband at her door. Yes, the former police sergeant had a darn good reason for his disappearance. But now Theo expects to just pick up where they left off? He missed the birth of four babies! In this brand-new The Wyoming Multiples romance, a reunited couple is in for the biggest Christmas surprise.
MELISSA SENATE has written many novels for Mills & Boon and other publishers, including her debut, See Jane Date, which was made into a TV movie. She also wrote seven books for Mills & Boonâs True Love line under the pen name Meg Maxwell. Her novels have been published in over twenty-five countries. Melissa lives on the coast of Maine with her teenage son; their rescue shepherd mix, Flash; and a lap cat named Cleo. For more information, please visit her website, melissasenate.com.
Also by Melissa Senate
Detective Barelliâs Legendary Triplets
The Baby Switch!
Santaâs Seven-Day Baby Tutorial
Charm School for Cowboys The Cookâs Secret Ingredient The Cowboyâs Big Family Tree The Detectiveâs 8 lb, 10 oz Surprise A Cowboy in the Kitchen
The Maverickâs Baby in Waiting
Mummy and the Maverick
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ISBN: 978-1-474-07838-2
WYOMING CHRISTMAS SURPRISE
© 2018 Melissa Senate
Published in Great Britain 2018
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Dedicated to my son, Max-truly sweet sixteen.
Chapter One
âSomething old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.â
Bride-to-be Allie MacDougal Stark stood in front of the mirror in the Wedlock Creek Town Hallâs âBridal Preparationâ room, her sisters, Lila and Merry, on either side of her. Lila, the most traditional of the MacDougal triplets, was insisting that Allie tick off the old wedding poem checklist.
Even though nothing about todayâs wedding was traditional.
âHmm, something old,â Lila said, tilting her head and surveying Allieâs reflection. âAhâgot it. Youâre wearing Grandmaâs pearl drop earrings. Perfect.â
The earrings were beautiful, and Allie loved the idea of having a part of her beloved grandmother with her today.
âAnd the âsomething borrowedâ are my shoes,â Merry pointed out, gesturing at the salmon-colored suede pumps on Allieâs feet. They were a great match for the blush-colored lace jacket and matching knee-length pencil skirt that Allie wore for every special occasion. The usual shoes that went with this outfit had horribly scuffed heels, so Merry and her shoe collection to the rescue.
âSomething new is next,â Lila said. âSexy underthings perhaps?â she added, wriggling her blond eyebrows.
Uh, no. Allie made a face at her sister, who knew perfectly well that things between her and her fiancé didnâtâand would likely neverâmerit a trip to Victoriaâs Secret. Honestly, if tonight, their wedding night, she and Elliot watched a movie and played Boggle before turning in early with a peck on the cheek, she wouldnât be surprised.